OCZ Vertex EX SSD Range Officially Announced [Premium Solid State Drives]

OCZ have officially introduced their new OCZ Vertex EX range of premium solid state drives that follow on from their standard Vertex series of SSDs and which, according to OCZ, are ‘the pinnacle storage option excelling in performance, reliability, and power consumption that offer professionals and enthusiasts an unparalleled computing experience’.

The new 2.5″ OCZ Vertex EX SSD range, which utalise single-level cell NAND flash memory, are set to be offered initially in just two capacities – namely 60GB and 120GB – and are billed as being aimed specifically at enterprise applications and enthusiast consumers looking for ‘overall system responsiveness and stability for enterprise grade server solutions’ and offer purported read speeds up to 260MB/s and write speeds of up to 210MB/s (with sustained write speeds of 100MB/s) whilst offering low power consumption of just 2W during operation and a mere 0.5W whilst in standby.

“The advantages of SSD’s over traditional hard disc drives including performance, reliability, no cooling requirements, and lower power consumption, are all highly beneficial to enterprise applications and enthusiast consumers looking for the ultimate storage solution,” commented Alex Mei, CMO of the OCZ Technology Group. “The new OCZ Vertex EX is designed to deliver unparalleled performance and reliability, featuring the latest-generation architecture and SATA interface utilizing single-level cell NAND flash memory for unmatched overall system responsiveness and stability for enterprise grade server solutions.”

OCZ Technology are yet to announce pricing details concerning their two new OCZ Vertex EX SSDs or offer any specific release dates but we will, of course, offer you an update the moment this information is made available.

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